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Chapter 5
Liveonfish,fishyfleshtheyhave,allseabirds,gulls,seagoose.SwansfromAnnaLiffeyswimdownheresometimestopreenthemselves.Noaccountingfortastes.Wonderwhatkindisswanmeat.RobinsonCrusoehadtoliveonthem.
Theywheeledflappingweakly.I’mnotgoingtothrowanymore.Pennyquiteenough.LotofthanksIget.Notevenacaw.Theyspreadfootandmouthdiseasetoo.Ifyoucramaturkeysayonchestnutmealittasteslikethat.Eatpiglikepig.Butthenwhyisitthatsaltwaterfisharenotsalty?Howisthat?
Hiseyessoughtanswerfromtheriverandsawarowboatrockatanchoronthetreaclyswellslazilyitsplasteredboard.
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Goodideathat.Wonderifhepaysrenttothecorporation.Howcanyouownwaterreally?It’salwaysflowinginastream,neverthesame,whichinthestreamoflifewetrace.Becauselifeisastream.Allkindsofplacesaregoodforads.Thatquackdoctorfortheclapusedtobestuckupinallthegreenhouses.Neverseeitnow.Strictlyconfidential.DrHyFranks.Didn’tcosthimaredlikeMaginnithedancingmasterselfadvertisement.Gotfellowstostickthemuporstickthemuphimselfforthatmatterontheq.t.runningintoloosenabutton.Flybynight.Justtheplacetoo.POSTNOBILLS.POST110PILLS.Somechapwithadoseburninghim.
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No...No.
No,no.Idon’tbelieveit.Hewouldn’tsurely?
No,no.
MrBloommovedforward,raisinghistroubledeyes.Thinknomoreaboutthat.Afterone.Timeballontheballastofficeisdown.Dunsinktime.FascinatinglittlebookthatisofsirRobertBall’s.Parallax.